How to Make the No Scrubs TLC AI Video
Put Your Group in the Video
Want to put yourself and two friends in TLC's No Scrubs music video? The No Scrubs template on Summrs takes three photos and recreates the iconic 1999 music video with your faces, your outfits, and the original choreography. Three photos in, one No Scrubs video out.
The Video You Already Know
Hype Williams built a space station. TLC showed up in silver and white leather. Chilli climbed onto a giant swing and performed her verses from it. T-Boz held the center in white. Left Eye brought the energy from the right. The whole thing was shot on green screen, and nothing about it looked like anything else on MTV that year.
"No Scrubs" went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for four weeks. It won Best Group Video at the 1999 VMAs, beating *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys at their peak. The official video has over 300 million views on YouTube and people still reference the finger wag, the outfits, and the chorus in 2026.
Three People, Three Positions
The template swaps all three members of TLC:
- Photo 1 → Center. The lead position — white outfit in the original. This person gets the most camera time and anchors the group shots.
- Photo 2 → Left. To the center person's left.
- Photo 3 → Right. The position with red hair in the original.
Each person keeps their own face, hair, and outfit from their photo. TLC's metallic looks disappear and yours take their place.
How to Make the No Scrubs TLC AI Video
- Open the No Scrubs template on Summrs.
- Upload three photos. Face and outfit visible in each. Whatever each person is wearing is what they wear in the video.
- Pick your quality.
- Generate. You get a horizontal 16:9 MP4 with the No Scrubs audio and no watermark.
Three photos in, one music video out.
Why This One Works
Most AI face-swap templates use clips from the last few weeks. This one is from 1999, and that is exactly why it hits different:
- Everyone knows it. The song, the finger wag, the outfits, the chorus — the reference is instant. You do not need to explain the meme. Your audience already knows "No Scrubs."
- The outfits pop. The futuristic space station set and metallic styling mean the contrast with your everyday outfits is sharp and funny.
- Three people. Most templates are one or two. This one is built for a trio — you and two friends, a group chat dare, a birthday post.
Outfit Ideas
TLC wore silver, white, and black leather on the space station. The AI replaces all of that with whatever you and your friends are wearing. The more unexpected, the better:
- Matching fits — three people in the same outfit on a space station
- Work clothes — scrubs in the No Scrubs video is the obvious play
- Formal wear — prom dresses or suits in a futuristic set
- Jerseys — pick your team, pick your trio
- Whatever you are wearing right now — low effort, high reward
Best Photos for a 3-Person Template
Three photos means three chances for something to go off. A few things that help:
- Face and upper body minimum for everyone. The video has both group shots and individual moments. Clear faces in all three are essential.
- Different outfits help. Three people in similar clothing can make it harder for the AI to keep identities distinct. Varied colors and styles give clearer separation.
- No sunglasses. The choreography includes facial expression and direct-to-camera moments.
- Even lighting across all three. Mismatched lighting between the three photos can create inconsistencies in how the group looks together on the space station.
About No Scrubs
"No Scrubs" was released February 2, 1999 as the lead single from TLC's third studio album FanMail. Written by Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, it spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the defining songs of the late '90s. A "scrub" — a guy who thinks he is fly but has nothing going on — entered the cultural vocabulary permanently.
The music video was directed by Hype Williams, who built the futuristic space station set and put TLC in metallic outfits that matched the song's "I am too good for this" energy. It won Best Group Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, beating out both *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys at the height of the boy-band era.
TLC — T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli — remain one of the best-selling girl groups in history, with over 85 million records sold worldwide.
For more AI face swap video templates, Summrs has music videos, K-pop challenges, memes, and trending clips — from A2O LITE group dances to solo music video swaps to viral walks.
FAQ
How many photos do I need? Three. One for each position — center, left, and right.
Is it vertical or horizontal? Horizontal — 16:9.
Does the No Scrubs song play? Yes. The audio is built into the video.
Do our outfits show up? Yes. Each person's outfit from their photo replaces TLC's original styling.
What is No Scrubs? A 1999 hit single by TLC — T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli. It spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the music video, directed by Hype Williams, won Best Group Video at the MTV VMAs.
Can I use this with just two people? The template requires three photos. You could use the same photo in two slots, but the video is built for three distinct people.
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